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until daylight apologizes

6:09 PM / BY agnes obel
we've managed to connect stars into constellations and feelings into words and we've memorized the night sky  based upon the location of the north star and we are all moving, changing. we are running back home to tell everyone about our  trip to paris.  but just remember, wherever you are, i am too just put your thumb to the moon and even though...

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symphony no. 18

1:29 PM / BY agnes obel
at four years old my fingers touched the keys for the first time and i wondered why the only song i could play was called "chopsticks" six years old i was finally big enough  to tell people i play, without them thinking i was kidding ten years old i wrote down  "musician" when asked to  describe myself in one word   eleven years old...

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dictionary

7:58 PM / BY agnes obel
in fifth grade english class we had to bring books to school. i always forgot mine so my teacher made me read the dictionary words on words on words i didn't understand i'd always end up staring at the ceiling tiles. there was a word for that.  daydream [noun]: a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present. at one point...

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..and so i just kept writing to myself

3:03 PM / BY agnes obel
january 12th, 2014: i haven't slept through the night in probably a year  january 19th, 2014: alright. story time.  february 2nd, 2014: okay this week didn't start off very well  july 18th, 2014: yes i know its 4 am.  july 20th, 2014: i've had way too much free time  july 24th, 2014: i miss home. july 30th, 2014: na yalo ni noda kalou ...

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game changers

9:13 PM / BY agnes obel
boys cry cigarettes do kill, parents lie boats sink flowers die life goes on, with or without you.  be easy  take your time. you are coming home to yourself.  ...

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